BART by the numbers

We know you're busy so we'll cut to the chase. Here are a few facts and figures about BART you should know:

 

1.3 billion
Number of passenger miles traveled on BART every year

$400 million
Amount of money BART riders spend in a year at San Francisco retailers

100 million
Number of people riding BART every year

400,000
Metric tons of CO2 BART riders save annually

360,000
Average number of BART riders on a weekday

202,000
Gallons of gas saved by BART riders every day

50%
Percentage of peak period/peak direction commute traffic BART carries across the Bay

44
Pounds of pollutants a day saved by each BART rider

1 in 3
Number of Contra Costa County commuters traveling to Oakland and San Francisco who chose BART

 

Source: BART 2008 Report to Congress (668k .pdf)